What to wear cycling, sorted before you ride.
Search your city, set your effort level and get a full kit list in seconds. Free, no app, no account.
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Warmth tendency
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Raas Racing Team rides with kitcheck.cc
Amateurs racing for fun, with one thing sorted: what to wear. Before every ride we check kitcheck.cc for a kit list based on the real forecast.
What to wear cycling by temperature
The short version, at a moderate pace in light wind and no rain. Your ride is never exactly one temperature, which is what the calculator above is for.
Open the temperature chart- -5°C23°F
- Thermal skull cap, thermal long-sleeve base layer, winter jersey, insulated jacket, thermal winter gloves, thermal bib tights, thermal overshoes and thermal socks.
- 0°C32°F
- Cycling cap, thermal base layer, winter jersey or softshell, thermal winter gloves, thermal bib tights, thermal overshoes and thermal socks.
- 5°C41°F
- Cycling cap, thermal base layer, winter jersey or softshell, thermal winter gloves, bib tights, thermal overshoes and thermal socks.
- 10°C50°F
- Long-sleeve jersey, light cycling gloves, bib shorts, leg warmers and light overshoes or toe covers. Optional: light cap and base layer.
- 15°C59°F
- Jersey, bib shorts and regular cycling socks. Optional: arm warmers, fingerless gloves and knee warmers.
- 20°C68°F
- Summer jersey, bib shorts and regular cycling socks. Optional: fingerless gloves.
- 25°C77°F
- Lightweight summer jersey, bib shorts and regular cycling socks. Optional: fingerless gloves.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What riders want to know before using kitcheck.cc, and before every ride.
What should I wear cycling today?
It depends on the feels-like temperature, wind, rain and how hard you ride. Enter your location above and kitcheck.cc reads the hourly forecast for your ride and gives you a kit list for head, upper body, hands, legs and feet. At a moderate pace in dry weather, as a rule of thumb: at 5°C (41°F): cycling cap, thermal base layer, winter jersey or softshell, thermal winter gloves, bib tights, thermal overshoes and thermal socks. At 15°C (59°F): jersey, bib shorts and regular cycling socks. Optional: arm warmers, fingerless gloves and knee warmers.
Is there an app that tells me what to wear cycling?
kitcheck.cc works in the browser on your phone or computer: free, with no app to install, no account and no ads. It uses the live forecast for your location or GPX route, and the advice is brand-neutral: it never recommends products.
Does it work in Fahrenheit?
Yes. Switch between °C and °F at the top of the page; wind and distances follow (mph and miles). Visitors in the US start in °F automatically.
Can I use my route?
Yes. Upload a GPX file and kitcheck.cc takes the forecast at points along the route for the time you will pass them, at the right altitude. It judges the wind against your direction and flags long descents and the coldest point of the ride. The file never leaves your browser.
How accurate is the kit advice?
It is a well-informed starting point based on the forecast's feels-like temperature, your effort and how warm you run. Forecasts can be wrong and people differ, so set your warmth tendency once if the advice runs too warm or too cold for you. How it works explains every step.